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Linebacker Thomas Davis, whose selection was announced earlier this month, ranks 89th on the list this season, a drop from No. 54.

Olsen led the Panthers in passing yards with 1,073 yards on 80 catches with three touchdowns. It was his third straight season with more than 1,000 receiving yards, which no other tight end in the NFL had done before.

“He’s definitely putting up numbers that they will consider for the Hall of Fame one day,” teammate Captain Munnerlyn, with Minnesota last season, said.

Olsen was one of just two tight ends in the league to top 1,000 receiving yards. Kansas City’s Travis Kelce, with 1,125 yards, was the other.

Olsen’s peers heaped on the praise in the NFL Network’s tribute video.

“You can be in a great position in covering him, but somehow, some way, he always ends up finding the football,” said Tampa Bay linebacker David Lavonte. “He’s always a matchup nightmare.”

THOMAS DAVIS

Like Olsen, Davis has done something no other NFL player had done before, return from three ACL tears. Davis, who led the Panthers in tackles with 106 in 2016, made the list for the second time.

Despite having won bigger honors – he was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year for 2014 for his community work and made the Pro Bowl for the first time in 2015 – Davis told NFL Network that making the top 100 list last season for the first time was still gratifying.

“I’m not ... one of those guys who try to act like I didn’t get excited about it,” Thomas said.

NFL.com releases 10 new names each week. The next group of 10 players will be announced Monday night on the NFL Network.

Last year, seven Panthers still with the team made the top 100 following Carolina’s Super Bowl season.

Quarterback Cam Newton was voted the league’s best player. Linebacker Luke Kuechly made the top 10 at No. 7. Defensive tackle Kawann Short came in at 58, center Ryan Kalil was No. 79 and running back Jonathan Stewart was No. 86.